Facilitating Vocabulary Acquisition of Children with Cochlear Implants Using Electronic Storybooks

• Other Authors: Messier, Jane Ellen (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Speech therapy
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-9406

The present intervention study explores the immediate and delayed word learning in 14 children with cochlear implants. Capitalizing on the multimedia options available in electronic storybooks, the intervention incorporates elements such as videos and illustrations to support a vocabulary intervention that includes evidence-based teaching strategies. The extent of the children's word learning was assessed using three assessment tasks that required an increasing level of word understanding; receptive pointing, expressively labeling and word defining. Children demonstrated greater immediate word learning gains for words taught in the treatment condition compared to those in the comparison condition, across the expressive labeling task. The children's performance on delayed post-test vocabulary assessments did not indicate better retention across receptive and expressive vocabulary tasks for words taught within the treatment condition compared to the comparison condition. Findings suggest that children with cochlear implants can benefit from an oral only multimedia enhanced intensive vocabulary instruction. === A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Communication Science and Disorders in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Philosophy. === Spring Semester, 2015. === February 27, 2015. === cochlear implants, electronic storybooks, intervention, vocabulary === Includes bibliographical references. === Carla Wood, Professor Directing Dissertation; Michael Kaschak, University Representative; Ramonda Horton, Committee Member; Beth Phillips, Committee Member.